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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 7. 1940. PAGE FIVE SPRAY TO END APPLEJALLING Wastage is Cut by 50 Per Cent, Saving Millions of Dollars For Growers. By Fred Bailey U.P. Staff Correspondent. Washington. UP) Horticul turists of the department of agriculture bureau of plant In dustry have developed a new pray which it is said will pre- - vent to a large degree the drop ping of apples immediately be fore harvesting. The discovery, comprising growth substances such as nap thaleneacetic acid and nathal enceactimide, will result in the saving of millions of dollars to apple growers, according to plant industry experts. Horticulturists said the spray has been tested extensively in apple orchards for two years with "amazing results." It does not damage trees and leaves no harmful residue on the fruit, they said. Droppings were re duced by more than 50 per cent. Idea Four Years Old. Growth substances came into practical use about four years ago when it was discovered that root cuttings which were difficult to root could be in- duced to produce growing " shoots when soaked in a solu tion containing the substance. The scientists noticed that NO COYER CHARGE! QUESTION "What do yon mean you can aeTJ ma an oil better than 'Eastern' at a lower price?" ANSWER "RPM la better because of a unique refining process. It costs petiole stubs remained attach ed to the cuttings abnormally long. Last summer and fall the experiment was conducted on an orchard scale. The spray consisted of one teaspoonful of me surjsiance 10 uu a11"" ui water. i Using seven to 25 gallons of water to the tree, scientists found the average drop of Stay man wlnesap trees was 23.4 per cent on sprayed trees, com pared with 61.4 per cent in unsprayed trees. With York Imperial the percentages were 14.1 and 40.7. The tendency of apples to' drop is a characteristic of early varieties, but also is a frequent occurrence with mis-season and late varieties. As the fruit ap proaches the proper maturity and color for harvesting, the danger of loss from dropping increases. A disastrous drop may occur overnight. Why Hens Leave Horn Greenville, S. C. (IP) J. B. Howell says a hen on his farm seemed determined to hatch something. So, lacking hen fruit at the moment, he placed some alligator eggs under her.' The hen remained faithful to her nest until the alligators were hatched. Then she took one I look at her brood and hasn't been seen since. Can You Seer Memphis, Tenn. (IP) A llght nlng storm short-circuited a the ater's power system. As the movie faded from the screen, the hero's voice shouted through the darkness: "Hey! What is this?" Turnabout Blytheville, Ark. (Pi G. M. Whistle got mad at his cow. gave her a swift kick. The cow reciprocated. Whistle went to the hospital with a broken leg. 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(UP In clusion of a secretary of health in the cabinet Is urged by Dr. Nathan Van Etten of New York, president of the American Medi cal association. Addressing a group of physi cians at Chautauqua Institute. Dr. VanEtten slashed at what he called "amateur philosophers and log-rolling politicians whose superficial humanitariamsm has been stimulated by Job-seeking welfare agencies." Reviewing advances in Amer ican medical technique during the past century, Dr. VanEtten recalled that Bismarck and Lloyd George both had set up compulsory health insurance as a means of gaining the support of their peoples. He admitted that the time was "more than ripe" for a national health pro gram, but urged that it be es tablished with the utmost care by skilled professional men. "I would like to see a new na tional department to be known as the department of health headed by a secretary who must have had a medical education and be licensed to practice medi cine." he declared. Referring to national budget ting for health. Dr. VanEtten attacked the "stratosphere ex travagances" of the Wagner health act and similar "excurs ions into Utopia." "I believe that needs for health should be discovered in the smallest political subdivision the extra! from the muss ht Nazi Envoy j i i 1 r . ; ; , ? ..' t r " J - L V C' I (V Adolf Hltlar has appointed Otto Abets (abova) formerly of the Berlin foreign office, am bassador to German-conquered Franca. Abets, shown at his desk in Berlin beneath a por trait of Hitler, was expelled from Franca In 1939 as an un welcome Nasi agent. such as the school district, then referred to the township, to the county, to the state, to the fed eral authority in that order and that the federal board should be called upon as infrequently as possible," he said. The medical leader also urged local physicians to realize their responsibilities in seeing to it that an eventual health program be professionally-sound rather than merely politically-expedient. Toa Ba or Not Meridian, Miss. (A5) They have a new way of choosing partners at parties given by members of Mt. Calvary Baptist negro church. It's called "toe touching." A sheet is hung In the middle of the room. Men line up on one side, women on the other. Everybody puts a foot under the sheet. When a man and woman touch toes they are paired off for the evening. LIVESTOCK ran Ian Portland. Aug. 7 (AP-CSDAI Hews: 7M. slow: late eales trucSed In weak to iso lower: closed steady: good -choice 170 to 9 IS-lb. drlvelns mostly $7JS; few to 17 SO: 1 sorted loada ISS-lb. $760: medium light wehte $718: 230 to aso-lb. as 78: light lights tesOfSSS: pec-mg aowa under 40 lbs. asasaSSO: choice light feeder pigs quotable $700. cattle: 900: ralvea SO: fairly active, steady: few common-medium gTeae steers S7.3SaS.00: good fed ateere quotable $10.38 and above: few common-medium grata helfrra $8,504) 8 00; canner-common dairy type eowi 43.40 .5 00; fat Holstelne as so: good beef rowa salable ae.9Sgt.7S: common-medium bulla $3.80 g-6.80; good beef bulla 7 00 7.33: good choice veaiera $10,004)11.00: select 111 33: common graea calves S3.00. Sheep: 100; ateady; good-choice SO to 85-lb 17.33 7 SO; feedera aalable as 33: few yearling $4.00; good alaughtsr ewe $3 00: culls SI . 00. South San Francisco South San FTmnclaco, Aug. 7. (AP CSDA) Hogs: 139: generally steady; about a load 1S5 to 300-lb. callfer nlaa 17.33: odd packing aowa $4.78. Cattle: SO; steers nominally ateady: medium to good quoted 48 309 33; yeaterday package fed yearlings half era $878; sorted 3 head SS.33: largely ahe stock run. active: package 930-lb. range cows $sas: half load 1,000-lb. dairy oowa S3. 30; odd head $8.00; graasy bulls easy. g.00 6.33. Calves none; nominally steady: good to choice veaiera quoted SIO.30fll.B0; slaughter calvea 48 SO gS. SO. Sheep; 4O0; lamba log 13c higher, wooled lamba absent, quoted 48 S3; around 300 head shorn good to cholos 76-lb. north coaat lamba I7S0 straight: package 73-lb. medium wooled lamba $7.76 with 10 per cent trim; shorn ewea quoted $1.80f 1.40. Chicago Chicago. Aug. 7 ( AP-U8DA) Hogs: 3.000; mostly 10 1 30c higher than Tuesday'a average; top S6.63; bulk good and choice 190 to 340-lb. $838 laS.SS; 340 to 370-lb. generally 46.33 a 6.60: moat 370 to 300-lb. butchers $3.83 a 6.33: 300 to 330-lb. $3.66 A 6.00: moat aowa 860 Iba. down $3.33 9.63; 360 to 430-lb. mostly $4.79 a 9 69; heavier kind $4404 69. Cattle: 11.000;" calvea 800; prime Nebraska held above $13.00; numer- oua loada $10,786 11.68; big packers bidding 38c or mora lower on ateera recently selling at SI0S0ell.so: beat long yearllnga $11.79: best light half. ere $10.89: mixed ateers and heifers $11.00: heavy cutter cows to $9.39; weighty sausage bulla $7.00: vealers teady at $1000 10.38; selects $10.90. Sheep: 3,300: eprlnc lambs 10lc higher: medium to good eprtngera $8.80 8.76: good to choloa kind $8.00 and above: throwouta $6.30 down; light weight fat ewea $3 80: medium to heavy welghte $3.00 8.00; few western leedtng lamba $7.80 c 8.00. Portland Produce Portland. Aug. 7. ( AP) Buttr. buttcrfat. cheeM, ggi, oouqtry nwata unchanged. Live poultry: Buying price No. I grade Leghorn b roller 114 to 9 lba M'ic; fryera undr Iba. I5c; fryera Jli to 4 Iba. 18c; roaatara over 4 Iba. 10c; Leghorn hena over 1 Iba. 13c; Leghorn hena under 8 Iba. 10c. colored bene over A Iba. ISc; colored hena over ft Iba. 18o; colored hena I to 9 Iba. ISc; old rooatera 8c. Dreaaed turkeya, onlona, potatoes, hay unchanged. Portland Wheat Portland. Aug. 7. (API Oram: Wheat: Open High Low does ?cpW .74 .74 .74 .74 Cash grain: Oats No. 3. SS-lb. whits $14.80. Barley No. a, 4S-10. B. W. $31 SO Corn No. a, S. T. shipments S51.S0. max No. 1 $1.4Uj, Csah wheat (bid): Sort white 7Sc; western white. T$o; western red 750. Hard red winter: ordinary 74c: tl par cent 75c; la per cant 76c: 1$ par cent 77e: 14 per cent 78e. Hard white-beart: la par cant sa'fcc; 1$ per eant 84 He: 14 per cant Today1! car receipts: Wheat SO: barley (: flour 10; com 0; oats 0; hay $: mlllfeed T. Chicago Wheat Chicago. Aug. T(AP) Wheat: Open High Low Cl dept. .74(4 .74 H .7$ .74 S Dee. .78 '4 .78 .74 .78 May ,7$Vi .78 .7$ .76 Wall St. Reports New York. Aug. 7. VP) Prices held almost as though pgsed today in a timorous stock market. Quotations of leading Issues generally varied only by small fractions at tha close from their final marks ot yesterday. Only about 230,000 shares changed hands, moving in driblets at scattered intervals. Todaya closing prices for IJ se lected stocks fallow: $1. Chem. Dye..lS0H Am. Can $4 Am. rgn. Power.. A. T. T. Anaconda , , , Avch. T. 8. r. Bendls Arts, Bethlehem Steel Caterpillar Tract. Chrysler Com I. got rents unquoted HIS 1S 15V4 SO', 79 'i as 7$ H Electrical CONTRACTORS Medford Electric Basement Medfoeg aidg. rtione !W - S .13 - 3S - 41 - 4 41 - 'i 7' 40S - IS SO', . S3'i Oen. Prodi Oeo. Motors Int Harvester I. T. T Johna-Manvllla Monty Ward North Amer. Penney (J. C.) Phllllpa Pet. Radio ..., Southern Pactfle 8td. Branda - 8td. Oil Cal. 8td. Oil N. J. Tranaamerica , . S3 Vnlon Carbide . as United Aircraft U. 8. Steel . 35 S . 3'. San Francisco Butter Ban Pranclaco. Aug. 7 (AP-CSDA) Butter unchanged. Sacramento. Aug 7 (API Churn ing cream bulterrat: Pint grade 314c: aecond grade 39',e. Portland. Aug. 7. (D The agricultural marketing service estimated the Oregon lamb crop at 1,453.000 head today, the lightest since 1937 and the sec ond smallest in ten years. Wool production was estab lished at 16,198,000 pounds, grease basis, compared with 18 -901.000 in 1939, and the 1929-36 average of 19,236,000 pounds. The state's clip is the lightest since 1924$ 13,840,000 pounds. There has been a downward trend In both the lamb crop and wool production since the 1931 peak of 1.877.000 head and 22, 000,000 pounds. Curtlaa-Wright DuPont Gen. Electric - USHERS A To Those Who Are Considerino The Purchase of A New Refrigerator O Plants and technically trains, man now producing rsfrlgsrators will undoubtedly ba called upon to aid In tha go-srnment's smtrgency re-armament program ... all possible tool making facilities will ba davotad to tha manufacture o! arms and munitions . . . materials used In tha making et rsirlgarators will unquestionably ba needed In tha sweeping national de fense program. Tha logical results will ba INCREASED PRICES. So, those who are giving thought to tha purchase of a new refrigerator should, by all means, seriously consider present market Indications. IMMEDIATE ACTION certainly seems advisablel NOW YOU CAN BUY A mmiki wask AT THE SAME LOW PRICE v "v i a mi Other 1940 G. E. Refrigerators at Sensational Uovr Low Prices SEE YOUR LOCAL iT HERE FOR STUDY OP IE RANGE G A study of the growing new legume developed on the Hoo-ver-Poston farms near Eagle Point was being made today by Dr. George P. Clements, counsellor of soil conservation to the agricultural department of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and member of the advisory board on soil conser vation of the California-Nevada district, U. S. A. A. Dr. Clements is particularly interested in range grasses and irrigated pastures. Since his arrival yesterday he has been in conference with C. C. Hoover and Dr. Harry P. Poston of Pasadena, Cal., who are asso ciated In developing tha new legume for the seed market, and has been studying Rogue River pastures and especially the Hoover-Poston farms plant ed to the new legume, a species of lotus. Dr. Clements will conclude his studies here tomorrow. He was described by Dr. Poston as one of the greatest agronomists of the west. Fish Story Santa Fe, N. M. UP) A fish erman In the Jemez Springs country, reporting at a station where forest rangers inspect the catch, displayed one fish the color of Inca gold. Nothing like it had been caught In a New Mexico mountain stream, the rangera said. GREATEST VALUE EVER OFFERED Radio Highlights By Associated Press. (Time Is Pacific Standard! New York, Aug. ltlpi Microphones of the NBC. CBS and MBS chains will be in com bined operation at El wood, Ind., when Wendell Willkie soeaka in acceptance of the Republican presidential nomination on tha afternoon of August 17. Arrangements are being made for an hour's broadcast of tha notification ceremonies starting at 1 p. m. In addition, CBS has announced a preliminary half hour program for 12:15. Tonight: Europe CBS 4:55. 6 30; WJZ-NBC 6. MBS 6. 6:15; NBC 8. WEAF-CBS Dr. Harry Em erson Fosdirk in opposition to conscription bill. WJZ-NBC 6:30. Earl G. Har rison on "Alien Hegittration Act." MBS 5:15, Lieut-Gen. It. A. Drum on army maneuvers; 9:45, All-Star football game coaches. Thursday: Europe NBC 4 a. m., 9:4.1 a. m.; CBS 4 a. m., 2:45 p. m. 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